Teahitiʻa

Description

Teahitiʻa is a submarine volcano, located 40 km (25 mi) northeast of the southeast tip of Tahiti of the Society Islands in the Pacific Ocean, with its peak 1450 meters below the water surface. It belongs to the Society hotspot which is associated at this point in time with the South Pacific superswell. Teahitiʻa's last eruption occurred in 1985.